66

"On Dauphin Island, May 19, 1911, the birds were just beginning to nest. I discovered about 20 nests........Most of the nests contained 2 eggs, two contained 3, and one 4 eggs......the colony was estimated to number about 30-35 pairs." (p. 32 in A. H. Howell. 1928. Birds of Alabama. Dept. Game & Fisheries of Alabama. 2nd Ed. Birmingham Printing Co. 384 pp.)

Age & Sex

Juvenile

Immature

Adult

Age Unknown

Male

33

Female

33

Sex Unknown

Breeding Code

NE Nest with Eggs
(Confirmed)

105

"...At the west point of Dauphin Island, May 19, 1911, I found a flock of more than a hundred of these terns in their handsome black spring dress, standing quietly in close ranks on a mud flat, or when alarmed, taking wing and flying a short distance...." (p. 33 in A.H. Howell. 1928. Birds of Alabama. Dept. Game & Fisheries of Alabama. 2nd Ed. Birmingham Printing Co. 384 pp.)